 Robert
A. Wagner, a FOCUS Managing Director in Los Angeles, California,
has more than 30 years experience leading the strategic growth
and development efforts at major manufacturing companies.
As both an investment banker and senior executive, he has
been directly involved in more than 100 successful acquisitions,
joint ventures and divestitures with a value well in excess
of $1 billion.
Mr. Wagner has extensive experience
in mergers & acquisitions, strategic
planning, business valuations, acquisition integration and
operations management. He successfully built and managed
M&A and Corporate Developments
at several large, publicly traded companies over his career.
Mr. Wagner has completed projects in both Europe and Asia
and has a wealth of international experience.
Prior to joining FOCUS, Mr. Wagner served
as Managing Director at Janas Associates, a boutique investment
banking firm in Pasadena, CA. He also founded Wagner & Associates,
LLC, a corporate development advisory firm that specialized
in buy-side support for the middle-market.
Before embarking on his career as an
investment banker, Mr. Wagner served as Senior Vice President
of Mergers & Acquisitions at Leggett & Platt,
a Fortune 500 diversified manufacturer of engineered components
and products. During his six year tenure at Leggett & Platt,
his M&A team completed
ninety-five acquisitions and eight divestitures adding over
$1.5 billion in revenues. He also directed the annual FAS
142 goodwill impairment valuation analysis, led efforts
to establish a more effective acquisition integration program,
and regularly conducted special studies and strategic projects
in support of Leggett’s
multiple growth initiatives.
Previously, Mr. Wagner worked for Graco
Inc., an S&P mid-cap manufacturer
of fluid handling systems and equipment. Mr. Wagner joined
Graco as Vice President of Corporate Development and served
as Vice President and Treasurer. He also lived in Yokohama
Japan for three years, working as Vice President, Asia
Pacific and President of Graco KK. In addition to substantial
operational responsibilities, Mr. Wagner conducted several
strategic business reviews and led major marketing and
industrial studies covering North America and China.
Earlier
in his career, Mr. Wagner also worked for Texas Instruments
as Vice President Corporate Development and Diamond Shamrock
International Petroleum as Vice President of Development & Planning. He started his career at Booz Allen & Hamilton
working in its Acquisition Services Group.
An honors graduate, Mr. Wagner received a BS in Finance
from the University of Illinois and an MBA in Finance and
Econometrics from the Graduate School of Business at the
University of Chicago. He is an active member of the Association
for Corporate Growth and the Association for Strategic Planning.
Contact Information:
Robert A. Wagner
445 South Figueroa Street,
Suite 2700
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Office: 213-426-2122
Phone: 760-564-5005
Cell: 760-861-7289
Fax: 760-564-7550
bob.wagner@focusbankers.com
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